MPEP § 902.03 — Classification Information (Annotated Rules)
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Classification Information
This section addresses Classification Information.
Source Text from USPTO’s MPEP
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Official MPEP § 902.03 — Classification Information
Source: USPTO902.03 Classification Information [R-07.2022]
U.S. utility patents and U.S. utility patent application publications published after December 31, 2014, do not receive a designated U.S. patent classification. U.S. design and plant patents and U.S. plant patent application publications receive a designated U.S. patent classification. Current classification information for U.S. patents is available from the sources indicated below.